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Substituted by Act 6 of 1991. Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe shall have the same meaning as in the Constitution of India. (iii) suits for money instituted by a prisoner whose 1[annual income] does not exceed 2[twelve thousand rupees] and wherein the claim does not exceed 3[fifteen thousand rupees]; (iv) suits for money filed by a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act for the time being in force against any person other than a member of the Society; (v) suits for recovery of compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 and for wages or bonus by workmen under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; and (vi) suits for arrears of maintenance or for maintenance or for enhancement of maintenance or for recovery of shares of their deceased husbands or parents in the family property, filed by women or minors, where the 4[annual income] of such women or minors does not exceed 5[twelve thousand rupees]. 6[****] 7[(vii) suits by workmen against their employers in matters arising from their employment; (viii) suits for recovery of compensation arising out of accidents, filed by the injured where the claim does not exceed rupees fifty thousand and filed by the legal heirs of the deceased in such accidents where the claim does not exceed rupees One lakh; (ix) suits by associations or societies registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955 (Act XII of 1955) or the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860), with one of their objects as protection of public interest in the matter of environment, consumer protection, adulteration of food stuffs, or other similar matter against the offenders, where the subject matter of the suit relates to any of the above matters and the court finds that there is prima facie case of public interest; (x) suits filed by ‘Poor persons’ as defined in the Rules relating to legal aid to the poor applicable in the State from time to time, when the claim does not exceed rupees fifteen thousand; (xi) suits by any person serving in the Armed Forces, where the claim does not exceed rupees fifteen thousand; (xii) suits by ex-servicemen whose annual income does not exceed rupees twelve thousand and the claim does not exceed rupees fifteen thousand; (xiii) suits by unemployed handicapped persons whose annual income does not exceed rupees twelve thousand and the claim does not exceed rupees fifteen thousand.]